Vizag: One killed, 14 injured in JN Pharma City unit blast

One worker was killed and 14 others were injured in an ammonium tank explosion in Srikar Pharmaceutical Company at JN Pharma City in Parawada near Visakhapatnam on Tuesday.

Workers were cleaning ice near the ammonium tank when it exploded at around 11am and liquefied ammonium fell on 20 of these workers. A wall also collapsed under the impact, police told NewsX.

One worker, identified as Rama Krishna, died while he was being shifted to the hospital. The condition of two others is stated to be critical.

As reported by NewsX, the joint chief inspector of factories visited the factory and started a probe. The district administration shifted all the injured to the district headquarters hospital and local corporate hospitals for better treatment.

The workers were admitted to a hospital near Aganampudi, according to initial reports.